At Stake in this Election:

• All 125 seats in the Azerbaijani National Assembly

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: President Ilham ALIYEV (since 31 October 2003)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Ali ASADOV (since 8 October 2019)
• Assembly: unicameral National Assembly (Milli Məclis) with 125 seats

Electoral System:

• The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds and may serve an unlimited number of 7-year terms.
• The Prime Minister is nominated by the President and confirmed by the National Assembly.
• All members of the National Assembly are directly elected via plurality vote in single-seat constituencies. Members may serve an unlimited number of 5-year terms.

Last Election:

In the 2020 National Assembly election, the New Azerbaijan Party won a majority with 72 seats. Voter turnout was 42%.

Information for Voters:

Seçki Günü Üçün Yaddaş / Memory for Election Day (in Azerbaijani)

New/Unique in this Election:

President ALIYEV called a snap legislative election in June 2024.  This followed the snap presidential election of 7 February 2024 in which ALIYEV was reelected.

Key Deadlines:

• Candidate filing deadline:  2 August 2024
• Voter registration deadline: 7 August 2024

Main Parties in this Election:

• New Azerbaijan Party / Yeni Azərbaycan Partiyası (YAP)
  • Leader: Ilham ALIYEV
  • Seats won in last election: 72 out of 125
• Independent candidates
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last election: 43 out of 125
• Civic Solidarity Party / Vətəndaş Həmrəyliyi Partiyası (VHP)
  • Leader: Sabir RÜSTƏMXANLI
  • Seats won in last election: 3 out of 125

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 10,112,560 (2023 est.)
• Registered Voters: 6,514,222 (7 February 2024)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 5,121,380 (2023 est.)
• CEDAW Status: Ratified (by accession) 10 July 1995
• Gender Quota:  N/A
• Female Candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 21 out of 116 (18%) in the National Assembly
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.760, High, Rank 89 (2022)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 29.8 (2023)

Disability Data:

• CRPD Status: Signed 9 January 2008, Ratified 28 January 2009
• Projected population with a disability: 1,618,010 (2023 est.)

IFES Resources:

• Does IFES have a presence in Azerbaijan: No  
• Election Access: Yes
• Election Judgements: No